Bracelet.



' s. LEDERER. BRACELET.

(Application filed Apr. 17, 1902.)

Patented Sept. 30, I902.

, UNrTno STATES PATENT @rnrcn.

SIGMUND LFDERER, OF PROVIDENCE, RIIODE ISLAND.

BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 710,105, dated September 30, 1902.

Application filed April 17, 1902.

' To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIGMUND LEDERER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to extension or flexible bracelets, and has for its objects the ends customarily sought in this class of-manufaotures. Certain advantages of structure have already been attained, noticeably in that disclosed in Letters Patent of the United States No. 676,563, heretofore granted me-,wherein a double chain with links diagonally related protected an inclosed spring-core. The angular arrangement of links therein not only penetrates the flesh of the wearer but brings such a strain upon the soldered joints of the several links as to result in disjunction under certain circumstances.

It is my aim to overcome the deficiencies above enumerated and. secure additional strength, comfort, and beauty by my new structure. r

To this end'my invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of myrnew bracelet; Fig. 2, a top plan view of a section of the same; Fig. 3, a bottom plan view of a similar section; Figs. 4 and 5, detail views of the yoke members; Figs. 6 and 7, similar views of the link members, and Figs. 8 and 9 transverse sectional views of the members; respectively, taken on lineso: m of Fig. 4 and y y of Fig. 6.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the views.

In detail my bracelet consists of a series of units A and B alternately engaging each other in an endless chain. The unit A is a yoke consisting of across-bar a, having fixed to each extremity a slotted ear or ring 12 substantially at right angles to itself. Depending from the middle of'the cross-baris a ring-guide c. The unit B consists of two rings or links d, lying in the same horizontal plane, having their peripheries joined by solder or otherwise at a common point e. At

this junction is soldered to the contiguous Serial No, 103,289. (No model.)

link-surfaces a ring-guide f at right angles and transversely to the joint-links d.

The units A and B are connected alternately thus: The links (1 of the unit B are inserted into the circular openings or slots of the ears I) in the yoke A, the guides of each unit projecting inwardly in diametrically opposite directions; Passing through the guides cfand forming the core of the bracelet is a spiral spring g. In order to prevent longitudinal movement of the core, it is advantageous to compress the ring-guides f into very closecontact with the core-spirals, as shown in Fig. 9.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bracelet,the combination with yokes comprising a cross-bar and ears extending at right angles therefrom and provided with openings in their ears,of links passing through said openings, and an elastic core longitudinally traversing the bracelet.

2. ha bracelet,the combination with yokes comprising a cross-bar and ears extending at right angles therefrom and provided with openings in their ears and inwardly-directed guides, of links passing through said openings, and an elastic core longitudinally traversing the bracelet through said guides.

3. In a bracelet, the combination with a series of yokes comprising a cross-bar and ears extending at right angles therefrom and provided with openings in their ears, of a series of links lying in a plane parallel to the crossbars of the yokes and passing through said openings, and an elastic core engaging said yokes and links.

4. In a bracelet, the combination with a series of yokes comprising a cross-bar and ears extending at right angles therefrom and provided with openings in their ears and inwardly-directed guides, of aseries of links lying in a plane atright angles to the ears of the yokes, and passing through said openings,inwardly-directed guides upon the links, and an elastic core longitudinally traversing the bracelet through the guides.

5. In a bracelet, the combination with a series of yokes comprising a cross-bar and ears extending at right angles therefrom and prowardly-directed guides, of a series of links lying in a plane at right angles to the ears of the yokes, and passing through said open- In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ings, inwardly-directed guides upon the links SIGMUND LEDERER 5 of lesser diameter than the yoke-guides, and Witnesses:

an elastic core longitudinally traversing the W. U. LANSING,

bracelet through the guides. HORATIO E. BELLOWS. 

